Personal Political General1932–4 Jawaharlal Nehru 1932–4: revival of Civil January 30, 1933: Adolf
emerges as focal point Disobedience; a failure. Hitler becomes
of the Congress left, Rise of the Congress left. Chancellor of Germany
but decides to remain Banning of the
outside formal groups. Communist Party of
February 12, 1934– India (CPI).
September 1935: May 1934: founding of
Jawaharlal in jail the Congress Socialist
(released for 11 days in Party (CSP). Appeals for
August 1934) left unity
1935 September: Nehru Government of India ‘Popular Front’ policy
leaves for Europe to Act, 1935, passed by inaugurated by
join Kamala (she was British Parliament. Comintern to combat
undergoing treatment 1935–9 CPI accepts fascism
for tuberculosis) Comintern’s ‘popular
front’ line against
imperialism instead of
fascism. Operates
through Congress left
1936 February 28: death of Elections from late 1936 July: Spanish Civil War
Kamala Nehru. to Provincial Assemblies begins
Nehru elected under new Government
Congress president. of India Act
Leads call to boycott
the new Constitution.
Opposes forming
ministries
1937–39 1937: Indira Nehru Ministry period.
admitted to Somerville Congress in government
College, Oxford. in several provinces of
Nehru backs and British India
participates in the
Congress ‘mass
contact’ programme
to gain support from
marginal groups, in
particular lower castes
and Muslims, for the
Congress
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